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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Drillform Technical Services Ltd., Calgary, CA;
Inventor:
Mark Taggart, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
DRILLFORM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD., Calgary, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/155 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pipe handling apparatus that comprise a base, an elongate door, a pipe carrier and a lift member. In some embodiments the lift member is pivotally connected at one end to the base and pivotally connected to the pipe carrier at the other end. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes further features that provide full capture of the pipe carrier by the elongate door and the lift member. In some embodiments the pipe carrier is moved substantially along the elongate door by a combined actuator, shiv and cable system.